Rob James writes Eight
things I wish I had been told before doing my start-up. There’s some good thoughts
there for anyone who’s looking at making a company big enough for investment. #1 Invest
in People is the one that rings true for me, since I’ve spent years pursuing a model
that requires more people…on a budget that can’t afford more people.

Rob Secretlastname has a post on the Build
or Buy Decision when starting a small ISV. I found this one personally interesting,
since I’ve bought the software from him! It’s also worth noting that the initial effort
of getting a product online is probably more costly than it’s really worth. If you
can capitalize it…and if there’s a market, it’s probably better to pay someone else.

“I’ve
got an IDEA!” Who hasn’t said that. Who hasn’t heard that. Of course the idea
is the easy part. Mitch Denny shares some thoughts on getting started with SAAS as
a business (SAASAAB?)